Agate : physical properties and origin, archaeology and folk-lore (1927)
Author: Farrington, Oliver C. (Oliver Cummings), 1864-1933; Field Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Geology; Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934, joint author Curator of Anthropology
Volume: Fieldiana, Popular series, Geology, no. 8
Subject: Agates; Archaeology; Folklore; Agaat
Publisher: Chicago : Field Museum Press
Possible copyright status: In copyright. Digitized with the permission of the Chicago Field Museum. For information contact dcc@library.uiuc.edu.
Language: English
Call number: 5386433
Digitizing sponsor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Book contributor: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Collection: biodiversity; fieldiana
Notes: Huge number of unnumbered plates, and not TOC
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Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [36]/140)
Agate-- physical properties and origin / Oliver C. Farrington p. 1-19/(105-123), [10] leaves of plates. -- 2. Agate-- archaeology and folk-lore / B. Laufer, p. [20]-35/(124-139), [4] leaves of plates
Fieldiana, Popular series, Geology, was published by Field Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Geology as Leaflet (no. 1-4, 1922-1923) and as Geology leaflet (no. 5-14, 1925-1933). The Leaflet series was renamed the Popular series when published by Chicago Natural History Museum for Anthropology, Botany, and Zoology (1947-1959)
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